重点院校考博历年真题和答案解析
北京大学
2005年博士研究生入学考试试题
考试科目：英语
考试时间：2005年3月
研究方向：各研究方向
招收专业：全校各专业
Part Two: Structure and Written Expression
Directions:In each question decide which of the four choices given will most suitably complete the sentence if inserted at the place marked. Put the letter of your choice on the ANSWER SHEET.(20%)
41.That Pacific is land attracts shoals of tourists with its rich____of folk arts.
A. heritage
B. heredity
C.heroism
D.hermitage
42.As for the missing funds,the company manager,when demandd to give an explanation,could not even come up with a______one.
A.plaintive
B.pervasive
C.perpetual
D.plausible
43.The government’s policies in the past five years have shown a(n)______in emphasizing the necessity of improving the peasants’livelihood.
A.exaltation
B.coherence
C.agony
D.behavior
44.The Chinese world diving champion was______from the national team, which news has
been front-page report in the country for several days.
A.displayed
B.dispersed
C.disarmed
D.dismissed
45.Acomet is distinguished from other bodies in the solar system______.
A.into its appearance
B.off its appearance
C.by its appearance
D.to its appearance
46.______of the Pennsylvania Gazette, Benjamin Franklin tried hard to make the periodical popular.
A.As owner and editor
B.While was owner and editor
C.Having being owner and edotor
D.To be owner and editor
47.______the First World War.the United States became the dominant force in the
motion-picture industry.
A.It was during the advent under
B.With the advent of
C.To follow the advent in
D.Upon the advent at
48.He had no alternative but______to fight in the Middle East.
A.to go
B.go
C.going
D.went
49.Shall we request that the manager______our suggestion again?
A.consider
B.considers
C.should consider
D.must consider
50.He has little trouble______the tires of his car.
A.to fix
B.fix
C.fixing
D.with fixing
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51.John wishes now that he______the Spring Festival at home.
A.spent
B.had spent
C.has spent
D.did spend
52.The hostess______the maid______the table for dinner while we arrived after a three-hour drive from the town.
A.told,to make
B.was telling,to do
C.told,to lay
D.was telling,to set
53.Mrs.James______a divorce from her husband,for she can no longer______his stormy temper.
A.is seeking,put up with
B.seeks,put down with
C.is seeking,put up for
D.seeks,pu down for
54.Before she could shout“look______”to the old man, he was run______by a car coining
from his left.
A.back,on
B.out,over
C.up,down
D.ahead,at
55.In the north of the country,the sun always shines______the vast prairie land in summer.
A.brightly on
B.bright on
C.bright in
D.brightly in
56.That grand-sized pine tree______thehorizon.
A.stands up well against
B.stands put good to
C.stands out well agaist
D.stands up good to
57.“The effect of this medicine______by midnight,”the doctor told Emma“You had better not try to read tonight.”
A.will wear off
B.wears off
C.wil have worn off
D.will be worn off
58.______,the guest spealer was ushered into the auditorium hall to give the lecture.
A.Being shown around the campus
B.Having shown to the campus
C.After been shown around thecampus
D.Having been shown around the campus
59.The new computer virus______,the system was restored to its normal operation.
A.having removed
B.being removed
C.had been removed
D.was removed
60.Surveys show that______less sleep than we think,______too much sleep could even harm
our health.
A.not only do we need,but that
B.not only we need,but also
C.not only we need, but that
D.not only do we need,but also
Part Three:Redaing Comprehension
1. Directions:Each of the passages below is followed by sme questions.For each question
four answers are given.Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer th each question.Pat your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.(10%)
Passage One
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I recall how annoying it was years ago when smoking everywhere was legal in California. Many complained about the restrictions when they arrived, but I didn't, because I seriously hated watching shoppers smoking through the tomatoes and lettuce in the vegetable section of the store.
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